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Web Hosting for a New Blog

When we started blogging this step of getting a functional blog on the Internet took us 6 months! Just thinking about having this virtual website on the Internet used to boggle our mind. Thankfully for you, things have gotten a lot better. Modern day web-hosting providers handle the majority of the grunt work themselves and getting a bare-bone website live on the Internet has become as easy as clicking your mouse. There’s a whole bunch of options out there when looking for a web host but we personally prefer BlueHost. Their unique “one-click install” feature makes it extremely easy for beginners to get their website running on an easy-to-use, fast, stable server almost instantly. Follow the steps below to finally get your blog live on the Internet (We’re so excited for you!)

NOTE: When it comes to web-hosting we always said that there are many many options online and we strongly encourage you to explore them. But in our experience, we have found that BlueHost gives you the most bang for your buck and is one of the best options for new bloggers starting in 2017 🙂

STEP 2 To Start A Successful Blog: Choose A Plan.

We usually prefer Plus because of the free extras and SpamExpert add-on. But essentially basic is also just as good for beginners!

STEP 3 To Start A Successful Blog: Sign up for a Domain Name.

For new bloggers, you use the “new domain” function and enter the domain we thought of in the previous section of this guide. If you already have a domain use the “I have a domain name” function to migrate your domain into BlueHost.

STEP 4 To Start A Successful Blog: Create your account!

Make sure to enter valid information. Your web-hosting is the digital equivalent of you renting a brick and mortar building. Very Important.

STEP 5 To Start A Successful Blog: Select add-ons.

The only add-on we really recommend is the “Domain Privacy Protection” this will cloak your personal information if someone does a background check on your website (ex. http://who.is)

STEP 13 To Start A Successful Blog: Select your domain.

This will be either the domain name you chose in step 3 above or the domain you transferred over if you already had a domain name. We recommend you leave the directory option blank unless you have to install your blog as a subdomain. (ex. www.domain.com/subdomain/post)

STEP 14 To Start A Successful Blog: Congratulations! That’s it that was all the technical stuff 🙂 !

Your WordPress blog is now live on the Internet!!

STEP 15 To Start A Successful Blog: Login to your WordPress Blog!

Navigate to http://yourdomainname.com/wp-admin (obviously, replace yourdomainname.com with the name of your blog ex. http://happyfishcow.ca/wp-admin). Here you can use the credentials you made in the Install Wizard in the steps above to log in.

You will come to love this page ;). This is the dashboard that is behind your blog that you will see on a regular basis. But congratulations the technical stuff is behind you! It’s time to design, create and write!